Fanny Hill on BBC 4

30 Oct 2007

What have other people thought of Fanny Hill on BBC4?
I've loved it, it blended the saucy, the melodramtic, the highly erotic all in only two hours.
In her changing fortunes Fanny has moments of being enpowered and in control but also has times where she is manipulated, used and abused by hypocritical men(and other women too!)though thanks to a few delciously contrived coincidences here and there she always gets to win the day in the end somehow.
By TV standards it was pretty explicit both in its words and orgy scene in part two certainly pushed the envelope a bit and looked fantastic.
I often felt it wasn't so unlike us now if you took away the 18th century manners (or lack of!), and the costumes and trappings of the era!
If you missed it part two is repeated on Wednesday at but even better BOTH parts are shown a 2 hour whole next Saturday at

30 Oct 2007

i missed it but it sounds good so i will be watching this saturday evil

30 Oct 2007

I love it! really really enjoyed it and in fact I wish it could've been on longer than 2 episodes.
Last nights was well worth watching N&G, but I won't go any further. wink

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30 Oct 2007

We both enjoyed it very much. Always enjoy the "speaking to camera" type of show, sort of lets you in on the characters thoughts without you having to work it all out.
John & Shel

30 Oct 2007

Quote by Geordiecpl2001
We both enjoyed it very much. Always enjoy the "speaking to camera" type of show, sort of lets you in on the characters thoughts without you having to work it all out.
John & Shel

Yes I agree GC2001, Fannys asides were brilliantly portrayed by Rebecca Night.

30 Oct 2007

Quote by jaymar
I love it! really really enjoyed it and in fact I wish it could've been on longer than 2 episodes.
Last nights was well worth watching N&G, but I won't go any further.
:lol: :lol:

Oh, please do go further Jaymar, please do! :wink:

30 Oct 2007

I loved it, very very erotic and a big turn on too redface

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:lol:

30 Oct 2007

I loved the first! Can't wait to see the second part!!!
Geordiecpl..Im with you on that! I quite liked Casanovo for the very same reason.... smile

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1 Nov 2007

Just finished watching the last part of Fanny Hill..... really enjoyed it!
I laughted out loud at part where the madam said *look after my little Fanny* :lol2: :lol2:
Great stuff!! Hope we get some more like that!
xanaisx

1 Nov 2007

Loved it

Don't know what it is about period dress, could be the knowledge that it was all so in those days but yeah, it did it for me lol

1 Nov 2007

Watching it second time around I must say I took great interest in Samantha Bond as Mrs Coles, she looked gorgeous in the clothes of the time - and kept them on throughout I may add!

1 Nov 2007

Quote by varca
I missed this as I am not a telly lover as such, so I never look out for things I love raunchy period dramas too. Does anyone know if it is to be repeated at all anytime soon?

Apparently on Saturday petal xx

1 Nov 2007

I loved it too. Just the right amount of flesh and eroticism for me. Bigger turn on than a porn film any day.

1 Nov 2007

Quote by varca
I missed this as I am not a telly lover as such, so I never look out for things I love raunchy period dramas too. Does anyone know if it is to be repeated at all anytime soon?

Apparently on Saturday petal xx
Thanks Mar kiss

I now know what I am doing on Saturday evening biggrin

Yes Varca, it's on again on Saturday with both episodes run in one go, on BBC4. cool

21 Nov 2007

I read the book about forty years ago, my grandfather had a copy but the first half dozen pages were missing but I remember as a boy I pulled my plonker many times. If anybody gets a chance to see a copy get it they wont be sorry as there is a lot more in it than what was put on TV.

21 Nov 2007

Quote by boofy
I read the book about forty years ago, my grandfather had a copy but the first half dozen pages were missing but I remember as a boy I pulled my plonker many times. If anybody gets a chance to see a copy get it they wont be sorry as there is a lot more in it than what was put on TV.

Yes, I must check out the actual novel boofy, it might even get me pulling my plonker too lol!

22 Nov 2007

Quote by niceandgentle
I read the book about forty years ago, my grandfather had a copy but the first half dozen pages were missing but I remember as a boy I pulled my plonker many times. If anybody gets a chance to see a copy get it they wont be sorry as there is a lot more in it than what was put on TV.

Yes, I must check out the actual novel boofy, it might even get me pulling my plonker too lol!
Ooooooooo, I shall look out for the book!!! Sounds a little saucy!! Could do with some of that :grin: